Healthy Start Scheme: Blackpool South

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 16 June 2025.

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Photo of Chris Webb Chris Webb Labour, Blackpool South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in Blackpool South constituency on 9 June 2025.

Photo of Carla Denyer Carla Denyer Green, Bristol Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in Bristol Central constituency on 9 June 2025.

Photo of Beccy Cooper Beccy Cooper Labour, Worthing West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible families receive Healthy Start in Worthing West constituency.

Photo of Darren Paffey Darren Paffey Labour, Southampton Itchen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in Southampton Itchen constituency on 9 June 2025.

Photo of Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns Green, North Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in North Herefordshire constituency on 9 June 2025.

Photo of Siân Berry Siân Berry Green, Brighton Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in Brighton Pavilion constituency on 9 June 2025.

Photo of Adrian Ramsay Adrian Ramsay Green, Waveney Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in Waveney Valley constituency on 9 June 2025.

Photo of Ashley Dalton Ashley Dalton The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at the following link:

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/healthcare-professionals/

The NHSBSA does not hold data on the number of families receiving Healthy Start and does not currently hold data on the number of people eligible for Healthy Start. The NHSBSA does not hold data on local constituencies. The table below shows the number of people on the digital scheme in the relevant local authorities as of 23 May 2025:

Local authority

Number of people on the digital scheme

Blackpool

1,434

City of Bristol

2,778

County of Herefordshire

736

Southampton

1,677

Worthing

348

Brighton and Hove

1,041

East Suffolk

1,129

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